Ep 117: Exploring Indiana with Author Camilla Isley
Join us as we tour the US through books, one state at a time.
This week we’re headed into the heart of Indiana with the wonderfully talented Camilla Isley! Camilla, originally from Italy, shares her unique experiences living in South Bend, Indiana, and how the charm of the Midwest influenced her work.
Camilla shares her unconventional transition from a career in science engineering to writing romantic comedies, highlighting how taking online writing courses helped her unlock her storytelling potential.
We also dive into the quirky scenarios she envisions for her characters, such as transforming a book boyfriend into reality in her upcoming book, “It Started with a Book,” and the comedic twists in her latest projects. Camilla also gives us a peek into the books she loves to read and how they inspire her creative process.
Join us as we explore Camilla’s literary world filled with wit, romance, and the unexpected.
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Meet Camilla Isley
Camilla is an engineer who left science behind to enter the whimsical realm of romantic fiction.
She writes contemporary rom-coms. Her characters have big hearts, might be a little stubborn at times, and love to banter with each other. Every story she pens has a guaranteed HEA that will make your heart beat faster. Unless you’re a vampire, of course.
Camilla is a cat lover, coffee addict, and shoe hoarder. Besides writing, she loves reading—duh!—cooking, watching bad TV, and going to the movies—popcorn, please. She’s a bit of a foodie, nothing too serious. A keen traveler, Camilla knows mosquitoes play a role in the ecosystem, and she doesn’t want to starve all those frog princes out there, but she could really live without them.
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Exploring Indiana with Author Camilla Isley
In This Episode
We had so much fun chatting with Camilla and here are some of the things we talked about:
- Living in South Bend, Indiana
- Differences between Indiana and Italy
- Transitioning from working in STEM to becoming an author
- Taking online writing classes
- Her newest book features a “book boyfriend” who comes to life
- Our book of the week, Love to Hate You
- Writing a new Christmas trilogy
- Her favorite trope to write
Books Mentioned in this Episode
Love to Hate You
I Wish For You
It Started With a Book
The Love Theorem
This Is Not a Holiday Romance
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
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